The meaning of Retrench

Retrench – definition

verb
(of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.
Usage examples:
As a result of the recession the company retrenched
Synonims:
Economize Cut back Make cutbacks Make savings Make economies Reduce expenditure Be economical Be sparing Be frugal Budget Tighten one's belt Husband one's resources Draw in one's horns Save S

verb
If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs
Usage examples:
Some large corporate r&d departments have retrenched., it's time to retrench and refocus on our key…

Retrench translation into English

Retrench: translate from English into Chinese

紧缩, 撙节, 撙

Retrench: translate from English into Dutch

Bezuinigen

Retrench: translate from English into French

Retrancher, Réduire, Restreindre, Se retrancher, Omettre, Faire des coupures, Faire des économies

Retrench: translate from English into German

Einschränken, Sich einschränken, Kürzen, Einsparen

Retrench: translate from English into Hindi

छटनी करना, घटाना, अल्प-व्यय करना, छँटनी करना, कम करना, छांटना

Retrench: translate from English into Italian

Ridimensionamento, Economizzare

Retrench: translate from English into Korean

축소, 절감하다, 비용 따위를 절감하다, 삭제하다, ...에 참호로 복곽을 만들다, ...에 흉벽으로 복곽을 만들다, 성 따위에 참호로 복곽을 만들다, 성 따위에 흉벽으로 복곽을 만들다, 절약하다

Retrench: translate from English into Russian

Экономить, Урезать, Сокращать, Окапываться, Уменьшать

Retrench: translate from English into Spanish

Economizar, Cercenar, Reducir para, Hacer economías

Word origin

late 16th century (in the now formal usage): from obsolete French retrencher, variant of retrancher, from re- (expressing reversal) + trancher ‘to cut, slice’.

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Retrench – similar words

retrenches

verb
(of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.
Usage examples:
As a result of the recession the company retrenched

verb
If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs
Usage examples:
Some large corporate r&d departments have retrenched., it's time to retrench and refocus on our key…

All meanings and translations of Retrenches

retrencher

noun
A person who retrenches something; especially a person who reduces or cuts down on something.

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retrenched

verb
(of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.
Usage examples:
As a result of the recession the company retrenched

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Retrench synonims

budget

noun
An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
Usage examples:
Keep within the household budget

verb
Allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget.
Usage examples:
The university is budgeting for a deficit

adjective
Inexpensive.
Usage examples:
A budget guitar

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economize

verb
Spend less; reduce one's expenses.
Usage examples:
I have to economize where i can

verb
To intentionally reduce what you are spending or using
Usage examples:
You could economize on food by not eating in restaurants all the time.

verb
To make an effort to save money, time, resources, etc.
Usage examples:
Shoppers are going for less expensive food in an effort to economize., outsourcing is mostly used a…

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s

ˈsvɛdbəːɡ

abbreviation
Second(s).

contraction
Is.
Usage examples:
It's raining

prefix
(used chiefly in oaths) god's.
Usage examples:
'sblood

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save

verb
Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.
Usage examples:
They brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy

noun
(in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring.
Usage examples:
The keeper made a great save

preposition
Other than; except for.
Usage examples:
No one needed to know save herself

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